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196th ST SW(SR-524) Improvement Project

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE!

As one of the busiest highways in Snohomish County, 196th St SW (SR 524) carries thousands of vehicles a day. This corridor is home to hundreds of businesses, a major transit center, and a future light rail station. The improvements were designed to reduce traffic congestion, better accommodate bus and transit travel, increase business access, provide utility capacity for future development and promote safety.

Project improvements included:

Street and pedestrian lighting
Conversion of overhead power and communication utilities to underground
New traffic signals
Planted medians
Wider sidewalks and landscape features
New business access and transit (BAT) lanes
New storm drainage, water quality and flow control
New water main and fire hydrants
New sewer main
New driveways for all businesses
Repave full roadway

These improvements will accommodate the growth of City Center. They also created an enhanced pedestrian environment with a boulevard appearance.

The City received $26M in state and federal grants for completion of this project. Project funding includes an additional $22M in city, WSDOT and private funding for a grand total of $48M.